Jo's Milestone Birthday

Hi Crafter's and welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

This weeks theme is

Milestone Birthday's

This weeks sponsor with a prize of 3 digi's of your choice is

The Stamping Boutique

My card this week is quite a simple design and was an idea given to me by a friend on a recent crafty day a her place. I intend to give it to a work colleague for her 40th next month. It's an 8x8 card base of pearlescent card. The borders and die's are a Spellbinders matching set all cut in lilac pearlescent card. The embossed piece is from Couture Creations called Tied Together. This is layered onto silver mirror card. A large ivory taffeta bow to finish. Thanks for the idea Jan.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes

Forever Friends - Ribbon

Simply Create - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

 Scrap-Creations - Pick three

Jackson's Digital Images - Anything Goes

Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Ribbon or Twine

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - No Flowers

Whoopsi Daisy - Buttons or Bows

Allsorts Challenge - Purple Passion

Crafty Bloggershttp://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-3-september.html - Purple

Daisy

Hi it's time for this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

And this weeks theme chosen by the lovely Kate is

Animal Antics

Our sponsor this week is Crafter's Companion

With a prize of a £10 voucher

For my card this week I have chosen a lovely bright summer colour, not that we have had much sun this year, I thought it would be cheerful. The image of Daisy the cow, that's my name for her cause all cows are called Daisy aren't they? has been simply coloured with part Tria's and part other pens ( including a little glitter). She has been cut out with a die, all the layers are a Yellow distress card. 

There are two white layers that have been embossed using different embossing folders, bubbles and daisy's, and a last layer of a nice yellow patterned paper covering a 6x6 card.

I have added a orange ribbon and bow to the bottom of the card. The 2 orange corner's are a Cheery Lynn Die and the Daisies are from Hot of the Press. A stamped sentiment completes this card.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Layers on Layers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stampavie and More - Animals

Emerald Fairies - Punches/Dies

Jackson Digital Expressions - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique - Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Designs  - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Embossing

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Amuse Studio - Anything Goes

My Pony

Hello and welcome to this weeks challenge from

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

The theme this weeks has been picked by me and is

White on white (except for the image)

Our sponsors this week are Heather's Hobby Haven with a prize of $15

Now on to my card this week. It's the been hard to do any recently hopefully I should be able to do more now. I have used an 8inch scalloped edge card as a card base. The next layer is 4 squares measuring 3.75 inches that have been embossed with 2 different Sizzix embossing folders and put on in opposite corners. Next layer is a doily which is off set to the top left. 

The image is a Lili of the Valley and has been water coloured with distress inks and then cut out with a Spellbinders Die. This has been layered onto another piece of white card embossed with Swiss Dots. There is a large white sheer satin ribbon on the top left. The flowers are a mix of white flowers from Hobby House and some punched flowers with a little glitter in the center. The leaves have also been punched out. The sentiment has been printed on Safmat which is on a palin wgite card circle which has been layered onto an embossed circle. I hope you like this card.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges;

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Stampavie and More - Animals

Emerald Faeries - Punches and Dies

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes

Sweetstamps - Water Coloured

Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Simon says Stamp - Anything Goes

Woopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment

Crafters Companion - Best Friends

Craft a Scene - Great Outdoors

Great Impressions - Animals

Lili of the Valley - Spots or Stripes

Sorry

I have just popped on to say I'm sorry I haven't been on much recently. I have had an operation on my foot and I was not supposed to stand for long periods. The problem is I never sit down when I'm crafting, my work area is set at standing height, and it is not easy to make cards sitting with my foot up resting it and work of my lap. But it is nearly better now and hopefully I will be back with lots of cards in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for being patient.

Fairy Nuff

First I would like to say sorry I haven't been  blogging as much in recent weeks but I have had an operation on my foot and the tablets I was taking have been making me a bit ill. But I'm on the mend now and will do better to keep up.

This card I have enjoyed doing as it is the first chance I have had to colour for a while. She is so cute, an image from The Paper Shelter. I have coloured her with Tria Pens and cut her out with a Spellbinders die. The backing papers are from Bo Bunny and the flowers are from The Hobby House.

Other bits I have used are Martha Stewart border punches, the glass accent and pearl are Tim Holtz and the sentiment is a Lili of the Valley. The pink backing card has been embossed with a folder but for the life of me I can't remember the brand.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps  - Punches and Edgers

Jackson's Digital - Anything Goes

Stamp n Plus - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Platypus Creek Digital - Things with Wings

Digi Designs - Pile on the Flowers

Great Impressions Stamps - Colouring

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes/DT call

Cute Card Thursday - Fairy Nice

Southern Girls - Angels or Fantasy

Pastel Pretty

Hello again and welcome to this weeks

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

This weeks theme is 

Using Pastel Colours

Our sponsor this weeks is Crafter's Companion with a £10 voucher

My card this week is a round easel card. The shape has been cut using a Spellbinders large scalloped die. The embossed lines have been made by using the die in different sizes put on the back of the card and held in place with low tack tape. The is is put through the Grand Calibur but instead of using the cutting plates use the rubber mat, the base plate and the embossing plate, then it puts the embossed lines in instead of cutting. It has then been distressed using Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge. There is a patterned paper covering the inside of the card and a butterfly has been die cut to make the stop.

I have then used a Wee Stamps topper image layered onto pink card cut with the scalloped die. Plus some lovely pastel flowers with 2 die cut leaves using a Marianne Die. The topper and flowers are from Hobby House. So pretty. 

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenge;

The Paper Shelter - Flower Power

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions - A Rose by any other name

Paper Makeup Stamp - Easel Card

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas in June

Hi here at 

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

It's Christmas in June.

This weeks prize is from The Secret Crafter herself Wendy. So join in this week and you could win yourself a lovely bag of crafting goodies.

For my card this week I have used a metal stencil from Dreamweaver. The background is just done using ink through the stencil, placed randomly, leaving the bottom corner free for the main image.

The main image uses the same stencil and double sided adhesive sheet. You need to put soap on the back of the stencil so that it doesn't stick to the sticky sheet permenantly. Then glitter is added to the sheet just pale green to the leaves and red to the berries. This may sound odd as the leaves are two shades but the other bit come later. Remove the stencil and put white or irridescent glitter over the rest. Then place the stencil back over the image and colour the edges of the leaves with dark green permenent pens. Then it is just layered onto pearlescent green card to finish.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas - Bingo(glitter, blue)

Make it Monday - Anything Goes